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Oracle seeks renewable power in New Mexico amid data center pushback
Oracle is seeking two gigawatts of renewable power proposals amid community pushback over its planned New Mexico data center, Ars Technica reports.
The short version
- Oracle issued a request on September 8 for two gigawatts of renewable energy proposals in New Mexico.[Ars Technica]
- The initiative addresses opposition to Project Jupiter, a $165 billion facility planned with OpenAI under the Stargate program that faces local protests and lawsuits.[Ars Technica]
- Despite the proposed clean energy investments, the data center will continue to rely on natural gas fuel cells for direct power.[Ars Technica]
Key facts
- Oracle issued a request on September 8 seeking proposals for 2 gigawatts of renewable energy projects in New Mexico.[Ars Technica]
- Oracle and OpenAI are developing Project Jupiter, a $165 billion data center located in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, as part of the broader Stargate initiative.[Ars Technica]
- Project Jupiter is contending with community protests and ongoing legal challenges over environmental issues.[Ars Technica]
- The facility will remain powered on site by fuel cells that run on natural gas regardless of the renewable energy initiative.[Ars Technica]
What remains uncertain
- Cleanview CEO Michael Thomas noted the 2 gigawatts of clean generation would serve as a synthetic matching program rather than directly energizing the facility.[Ars Technica]
Sources
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